Sony BDP-S560 vs LG BD390

mjg
mjg Posts: 86
edited February 2010 in Electronics
I am thinking of upgrading my dvd to a blu ray. The Oppo is out of my price range, and I am not interested in SACD right now. Te three that I came up with are the LG BD390, Panasonic DMP-BD80, and the Sony BDP-S560. Any input on audio quality, and first hand experience with any of them would be appreciated. I think only the LG, and Sony do wi-fi.

Thanks, Maurice
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited December 2009
    The s560 has WiFi but doesn't do streaming, however the Sony BDP N460 does do the streaming but doesn't have WiFi. You have to connect it directly to your router. You can use a wireless dogle thingy. You can find it for $200 or less if you look around.
    Larry
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited December 2009
    How about the LG? Does anyone have any input on it? It is rated #1 or #2 in most ratings of Blu Ray players.
    Maurice
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,467
    edited December 2009
    I gotta tell yeah the LG BD370 and BD390 are impressive. Video and audio is top notch not to mention the streaming is a beautiful bonus. Love multi purpose Blu ray players.

    We used to sell a lot of the Stand alone Blu ray players but after LG stepped up there game I see no reason to buy anything else. Video and Audio is I will go to say the same across the board with players. Pioneer Elite has a slight picture advantage but it's tuff to see. I compared a Ps3 and a Elite and found the ELite to have a better picture but not by much at all. All players seem to sound exactly the same. I haven't found any or enough difference all over the board in price class.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited December 2009
    If I didn't have an Oppo or my budget didn't allow, the LG would my pick.
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
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    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited December 2009
    Thanks for your input. I think I will start shopping the LG.

    Maurice
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  • tugzy
    tugzy Posts: 46
    edited December 2009
    I have the 390 after deliberating over the Oppo. I upgraded my Samsung 1500 to the 390 and will not go back.. Blu Ray pic quality is an improvement and DVD pic quality is actually impressive..you wont be disappointed with the LG

    Polk RTi A9, Polk CSi A6
    Paradigm Sub, Side, Rears
    Emotiva XPA-2, Pioneer Elite VSX-01TXH A/V 7.1
    LG BD390C BR, LG 60PG60 Plasma
    Hotaudio DAC Extacy

    XPA-2/RTiA9 in Action
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtxxb2RIws
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgWk-fCAooo
    --vintage--
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  • bd390
    bd390 Posts: 1
    edited February 2010
    This is very useful information for blu-ray player. Thanks.

    BD390
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  • digitalvideo
    digitalvideo Posts: 983
    edited February 2010
    mantis wrote: »
    I gotta tell yeah the LG BD370 and BD390 are impressive. Video and audio is top notch not to mention the streaming is a beautiful bonus. Love multi purpose Blu ray players.

    We used to sell a lot of the Stand alone Blu ray players but after LG stepped up there game I see no reason to buy anything else. Video and Audio is I will go to say the same across the board with players. Pioneer Elite has a slight picture advantage but it's tuff to see. I compared a Ps3 and a Elite and found the ELite to have a better picture but not by much at all. All players seem to sound exactly the same. I haven't found any or enough difference all over the board in price class.

    I have the Oppo in my main HT room, I want to purchase a new bd player for the basement. Do you know if the new Pio bd players in 2010 will be faster than the current ones? Also, how does Pio's picture quality compare to the Oppo?
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  • chiptouz
    chiptouz Posts: 152
    edited February 2010
    I have not had any issues with my sony bdp-s550. I like it a lot...
    Sharp LC-80uq17u
    Denon 4520ci Receiver
    OPPO BDP-203 Blu-Ray Disc Player
    Monster HTS 3600
    Polk RTi-a7 (fronts)
    Polk CSi-a6 (Center)
    Polk TC-60i (Rear & Surround Rear)
    HSU Research VTF3-MK4 (Sub)
    Logitech Harmony elite (Remote)
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